What are the four beasts and twenty four elders as recorded in Book of Revelation?

These are the "seven spirits of God," "like lamps burning before the throne," which the prophet saw in the symbols of vision. But he did not see the seats of the four and twenty sentinels about these seven adjutant mind-spirits. This record represents the confusion of two presentations, one pertaining to the universe headquarters and the other to the system capital. The seats of the four and twenty elders are on Jerusem, the headquarters of your local system of inhabited worlds.

But it was of Salvington that John wrote: "And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices"--the universe broadcasts to the local sys-tems. He also envisaged the directional control creatures of the local universe, the living compasses of the headquarters world. This directional control in Nebadon is maintained by the four control creatures of Salvington, who operate over the universe currents and are ably assisted by the first functioning mind-spirit, the adjutant of intuition, the spirit of "quick understanding." But the description of these four creatures--called beasts--has been sadly marred; they are of unparalleled beau-ty and exquisite form.

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revelation is figurative, so the beasts could refer to anything "evil" except literal mopnsters. likewise with the 24 elders. the beast could, but probally do not realte to cherubims.... since they are angels. evelation deals with the apocolyptic calamitieas that come to terms at the worlds end. the beast therefore, would most likely refer to fallen angels, and minions of darkness. try discussing this with a theology teacher, cuz i dont have revelation open right now...

Bush, the recent British best minister, Vladimir Putton(the Russian guy) and....uhh.......ummm...the chinese language dictator guy! and the 20 elders? the ecu? ED SAWYER!!!! BRITTANY SPEARS AND LINDSAY LOHAN ARE THE OTHERS!!!!

Allegory.